persimmon
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persimmon
- /pɜːˈsɪmən/ UK
- /pəɹˈsɪmən/ US
- /ˈpɜːsəmən/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɪmən
Where it comes from
From Powhatan pichamins, pushemins, pasimenan (“dried fruit”), for the first element, compare Proto-Algonquian *paᐧʔsamwa (“dry”). The second element is from the same Proto-Algonquian root *-imin (“fruit, berry”) as Unami ximin.
noun persimmons · persimon · putchamin
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The orange fruit of any of various species of trees in the genus Diospyros, especially Diospyros kaki (the kaki or Japanese persimmon) or Diospyros virginiana (the wild American persimmon), which is sweet when ripe and astringent when immature.
I warned them not to eat the persimmons until they were soft to the touch.
Similar: date plum, kaki, Sharon fruit, possum apple, simmon
- The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).
Translations
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noun fruit
| Español | caqui, kaki, persimón, persimonio, pérsimo, placaminero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 감 gam, 퍼시몬 peosimon |
| 日本語 | 柿 kaki, パーシモン pāshimon |
| 中文 | 柿子 shìzi |
| हिन्दी | ख़ुरमा xurmā |
| Português | caqui, dióspiro |
| Français | kaki, plaquemine du Japon |
| Deutsch | Persimone, Kaki, Lotuspflaume |
| Italiano | cachi, diospiro, caco |
| Ελληνικά | λωτός lotós |
| Română | kaki |
| Русский | хурма́ xurmá |
| Tiếng Việt | quả hồng vàng, hồng |
| العربية | كَاكَا kākā, كَاكِي kākī, بِرْسِيمُون birsimūn |
| עברית | אֲפַרְסְמוֹן afarsemón |
noun tree
| Español | caqui, palosanto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 감나무 gamnamu |
| 日本語 | 柿の木 kakinoki |
| 中文 | 柿樹 /柿树 shì shù |
| Português | caquizeiro, diospireiro |
| Français | plaqueminier |
| Deutsch | Persimonenbaum |
| Italiano | cachi |
| Ελληνικά | λωτός lotós |
| Русский | хурма́ xurmá |
| Tiếng Việt | hồng |
| עברית | אֲפַרְסְמוֹן afarsemón |
Talk about this word "persimmon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/persimmon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. persimmon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/persimmon "persimmon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/persimmon.Cite this
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title = {persimmon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/persimmon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
